Three local players named to all-state high school lacrosse teams

Two players from Lake City and one from Coeur d'Alene earned Honorable Mention honors as the Idaho High School Lacrosse League all-state teams were announced recently.

Among those honored were midfielder Chase Walker and goalkeeper Cameron Echelberger of Lake City, and midfielder Tristian Larsen of Coeur d'Alene.

Circling Raven garners No. 1 public course distinction in Idaho

Best-in-kind course raters have ranked Circling Raven as Idaho’s No. 1 public course in the just-published Golfweek’s Best 2022 — a compendium of best-of lists that the national media outlet generates annually.

Designed by Gene Bates, this marks the 11th time that Circling Raven has been voted the state’s best public golf course by Golfweek raters. To derive “Golfweek’s Best,” hundreds of Golfweek course raters evaluate courses nationwide annually and score them based on 10 criteria.

In addition to being rated No. 1 in Idaho, the course is ranked among the country’s best in the Resort Course, Casino Course and Pro Shop categories, twice being named Merchandiser of the Year in the Resort Category by the PGA of America.

The course is home to the Circling Raven Championship , an Epson “#Road2LPGA” Tour event. This summer more than 100 top women professionals will vie for their share of the $200,000 prize purse, Aug. 22-28.

Idaho at WSU football game set for 6:30 p.m. kickoff Sept. 3

Four Washington State football games, three home and one road, have been picked as part of the Pac-12 Conference's 2022 early television selections, the conference announced Thursday.

The Pac-12 television selections cover the first three weeks of the season, along with selected games later in the year.

The Cougars will open their 2022 season Saturday, Sept. 3, hosting Idaho in Gesa Field (6:30 p.m., Pac-12 Network). WSU will visit Wisconsin on Sept. 10 (12:30 p.m. PT, FOX).

The third week of the season, Sept. 17, sees the Cougars conclude their nonconference schedule by hosting Colorado State (2 p.m., Pac-12 Network).

The final early television selection is for the Thursday, Oct. 27 game against Utah (7 p.m., FS1).

The remaining home games not selected for TV during the early selections include Oregon (Sept. 24), California (Oct. 1), Arizona State (Nov. 12) and Washington (Nov. 26).

The remaining road contests include USC (Oct. 8), Oregon State (Oct. 15), Stanford (Nov. 5) and Arizona (Nov. 19).

While television selections for the first few weeks of the 2022 season have been made, as well as all Thursday and Friday games throughout the season, all remaining television game selections and start times, starting with week four (Sat., Sept. 24) and running through the final week of the regular season (Fri., Nov. 25-Sat., Nov. 26) will be made 12 or six days in advance.

ESPN will televise Pac-12 football on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or ABC, while FOX Sports will air its games on FOX or FS1.

Boise State football schedule finalized

BOISE, Idaho – The national television packages for the Mountain West, Pac-12 and Conference USA were announced Thursday, cementing dates for the Boise State football team’s 2022 schedule.

Each of the Broncos’ 12 regular-season games have been picked up by national television. The 10 Mountain West-controlled games will air on either CBS, the FOX family of networks (FOX, FS1 or FS2) or CBS Sports Network, the Broncos’ season opener at Oregon State will air on ESPN and the nonconference road game at UTEP will air on CBS Sports Network.

The nonconference tilt against the Beavers will remain on Saturday, Sept. 3, and kick at 7:30 p.m. PT.

The Broncos’ matchup at UTEP, previously announced as having moved to Friday, Sept. 23, will kick at 6 p.m.

Included in the Mountain West schedule announcement were two additional games that will shift to Friday – the Broncos’ road game at New Mexico (Sept. 9) and the home game against San Diego State (Sept. 30). The meeting in Albuquerque will kick at 6 p.m. on CBS Sports Network, and the home contest with the Aztecs is slated for FS1 at 5 p.m.

In addition to the Broncos’ nonconference road game at UTEP, the regular-season finale at home against Utah State had also been announced as shifting to Friday, giving Boise State four regular-season non-Saturday games for the second-straight season.

BOISE STATE 2022 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Times Pacific

September

3 — at Oregon State (7:30 p.m.; ESPN), 9 — at New Mexico (6 p.m.; CBSSN). 17 — vs. UT MARTIN (1 p.m.; FS1). 23 — at UTEP (6 p.m.; CBSSN). 30 — vs. SAN DIEGO STATE (5 p.m.; FS1).

October

8 — vs. FRESNO STATE (TBD; FOX/FS1/FS2). 22 — at Air Force (4 p.m.; CBSSN). 29 — vs. COLORADO STATE (TBD; FOX/FS1/FS2)

November

5 — vs. BYU (TBD; FOX/FS1/FS2). 12 — at Nevada (7:30 p.m.; CBSSN). 19 — at Wyoming (4 p.m.; CBSSN). 25 vs. UTAH STATE (9 a.m.; CBS)

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl set for Dec. 20

The 2022 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl will be played Tuesday, Dec. 20, at 12:30 p.m. PST at Boise State University’s Albertsons Stadium and will be televised on ESPN.

The nation’s northern-most bowl game traditionally features a Mountain West vs. Mid-American Conference (MAC) matchup. The Mountain West has been represented in seven of the last eight games, while the MAC has earned a spot in the game 10 of the last 12 years.

Tickets for the 2022 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl will go on sale later this summer through famousidahopotatobowl.com or the Boise State Athletics Ticket Office.

Wyoming defeated Kent State 52-38 in last year's Potato Bowl.

The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl is one of 17 bowl games owned and operated by ESPN Events, a division of ESPN.